Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart was born in Los Angeles on April 9, 1990 to father John, a producer and stage manager, and mother Jules, a script supervisor and director.

Best known for the “Twilight” franchise, Stewart first followed her parents’ footsteps into Hollywood when she was just eight years old. Her first major movie role came in 2002’s “Panic Room,” alongside Jodie Foster. She scored her first starring role at age 14 in the children’s action-comedy “Catch That Kid.” After a number of other big screen appearances, including the films “Zathura,” “The Messengers” and “In the Land of Women,” Stewart was cast as Bella Swan in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling young adult novel, “Twilight,” opposite Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. The film’s worldwide success turned Stewart into a global superstar, whose fame continued to rise with each of the subsequent installments, “New Moon,” “Eclipse,” “Breaking Dawn – Part 1,” and Breaking Dawn – Part 2.”

Stewart began dating “Twilight” co-star Pattinson after meeting on the set of the film in 2008. The couple kept their relationship very private, but they were forced into the spotlight after photos emerged in 2012 of the actress kissing her “Snow White and the Huntsman” director, Rupert Sanders. Stewart issued a public apology to Pattinson, but the couple split after the incident. Following the controversy, Stewart has been involved in relationships with a number of women, including film producer Alicia Cargile and French singer Soko. She began dating Victoria’s Secret supermodel Stella Maxwell in late 2016.

The actress has remained notoriously private about her personal life and vague about her sexuality, but she described herself as “so gay” while hosting “Saturday Night Live” in February 2017. In subsequent interviews, Stewart admitted to being bisexual.

Forbes has named her both the highest-paid actress, and the best Hollywood actor for the buck over the years. While still committed to the enormously popular film series, Stewart also worked on a smaller, independent movies, such as “Adventureland,” “Welcome to the Rileys,” “The Runaways,” and “On The Road,” as well as the 2012 Universal Pictures blockbuster, “Snow White and the Huntsman,” in which she played Snow White. She also joined forces with both Balenciaga and Chanel, and, following the “Twilight Saga’s” end, worked on “Camp X-Ray” and “The Clouds of Sils Maria,” “Still Alice,” “American Ultra,” “Equals,” “Café Society,” “Personal Shopper” and more. She won a number of awards for her supporting role in “The Clouds of Sils Maria,” including a César Award, the French equivalent of the Oscar, and acting awards from the National Society of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle, and Boston Society of Film Critics.

Stewart made her directorial debut with the short film “Come Swim,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017 and later screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Her upcoming acting projects include the Lizzie Borden movie “Lizzie,” the thriller “Underwater” and the biopic “JT Leroy,” in which she’ll play a real-life woman who spent years pretending to be a transgender writer.